A fateful reunion

[Augustin Clair]

The man in front of her sighed deeply as he heard the declination. Augustin was even slightly taken back by it though he did understand why she'd refuse. Clair nodded in an approving motion before locking both of their gazes. "Let me help." He asked her without much hesitation and realisation. He, himself didn't expect to say it in such a confident tone. Knowing that she was in no condition anymore to be as graceful in battle as she once was, Augustin could not just stay back.

"I understand that it's a sacrifice and I will accompany you through it if you'll let me." He responded to her remark regarding the sacrifice that she had to go through with. His tone spun a hundred and eighty degrees as it went from an easy-go-lucky tone to one she was more familiar with when she spoke to him all those years ago. The cold, assertive and serious battle-ready one. The look on his face said it all. He was ready to throw everything away that he currently had to assist the person most important to him. His eyes almost begged her to let him be of use.

"It will be like all those years ago." A rather smug appeared on his face afterwards.